Only Us, Siempre

Chapter 13

Lin's POV

I look over at Pippa and notice that her eyes are wide as she stares at Lac as he talks. Great. Maybe she thinks I planned this.

"Lin. Come over here." Tommy's voice breaks me out of my thoughts. "Coming." I take a seat beside Pippa who turns to me with a small smile. I send her one back. "Okay. So this is what we're going to do," Lac starts, "You guys will do everything as usual, but at the end of the song after you slip the ring on Pippa's finger and she sings her last line, you guys kiss. Got it?" "So after I sing my last line and the ring is on we kiss?" Pippa asks. "That's right! Any questions Lin?" "No. I understand completely." "Great! Let's get started!" Why is he so happy?

I watch Pippa gracefully go through the song singing and dancing. She's great at this while I'm a nervous mess. It can't be that weird right? She looks at me with a smile while I stick my tongue out at her. She's happy... that's good. I start my rap for Helpless while she smiles and laughs. I hold in my laugh and do a weird gravely voice that makes her laugh more. Afterwards it's almost time for the kiss. She walks toward like usual, but seems tense. "You okay Pips?" I whisper. "Yeah I'm fine. Nervous I guess." "I think we'll survive." I say with a reassuring smile. I slip the gold band on her finger as she sings her last line. "And now!" Shouts Tommy. We lean in and our lips meet. Our eyes shut momentarily until she pulls away. I look at her wide eyed as she looks at the ground with slightly red cheeks. "That was great guys! As long as it looks like that when we start the show!" Lac says happily. We smile at each other once more before she walks away to join the girls so they can get ready for The Schuyler Sisters. I stand beside Groffsauce, Anthony, and Chris. "What?" I ask because of the smirks on their faces. "What guys? Is there something on my face?" "No." Wow. A nice simple answer from Chris. "Ha! That's the biggest lie I've ever heard! What is it?" "I don't know Lin you seem, what word am I looking for, happier?" "Happier? What do you mean Anthony?" "We're trying to say that the kiss really brightened your mood." Says Groff. "Wow. Really?" "It's okay man. We get it. I mean if I was married and kissed a girl like Pippa I would be happy too." Anthony says nonchalantly. "What the fuck?" Groff says wide eyed." "What? Oh! I mean...um." "Ant chill dude. It's okay." "Yeah." By now our young Anthony is rubbing the back of his neck with a tomato red face. We drift into a silence while we watch the "Motherfucking Democratic Republicans" finish Washington On Your Side. The kiss didn't mean anything, right?

Okay. There we go. The power of words. *walks away like a nonchalant Anthony*
Siempre, Becca